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Download full textColorado Department of Higher Education, 2016
This report was prepared by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) pursuant to 23-1-113.3 C.R.S. The information in this report is presented to inform the ongoing dialogue regarding preparation for college and the effects of remedial education or developmental education in Colorado. This report documents data gathered by the Colorado…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Preparation, Remedial Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs
North Carolina Community College System, 2016
The Performance Measures for Student Success Report is the North Carolina Community College System's major accountability document. This annual performance report is based on data compiled from the previous year and serves to inform colleges and the public on the performance of our 58 community colleges. In 1993, the State Board of Community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Accountability
PDF pending restorationCollege of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL. – 2000
The report discusses students' general educational skills development and outcomes assessment at College of DuPage (COD)(Illinois). Since one goal of general education assessment was to provide a comparison to other institutions, selection from among three national standardized tests of general skills was undertaken rather than the development of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, General Education, Standardized Tests
Luan, Jing – 1997
The purpose of this study was to identify: the success and retention rates of basic skills students, and the rates of basic skills students' progress from basic skills courses to college level courses, and ultimately, transfer level courses. The study chose its cohorts from the semester of fall 1994. Essentially, four cohorts were identified:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cohort Analysis, Community Colleges
Pensacola Junior Coll., FL. Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness. – 2001
This document offers statistics regarding enrollment, retention, and success rates for Pensacola Junior College (PJC), Florida. Statistics are divided into categories, which include the following: (1) Enrollments; (2) AA Student Retention; (3) AA Student Success; (4) AS Student Retention; (5) AS Student Success; (6) AA Transfer to State…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, Certification
Santa Barbara City Coll., CA. – 2001
This document reports on a survey administered at Santa Barbara City College (California) to determine the effectiveness of its English basic skills classes. The survey was also designed to explore the intention of students taking these courses to continue in the course sequence, as well as discover the students' current and future educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College English
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1986
The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) is administered in a new form each year to all entering freshmen in New Jersey public colleges and 12 participating independent colleges. The NJCBSPT was taken by 44,344 students from March through December 1985. Test results revealed the following: (1) 26% were proficient in verbal…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Private Colleges
Morris, Cathy – 1982
In 1982, a study of direct-entry students (i.e., those who entered college within a year of high school graduation) and delayed-entry students (i.e., those who entered college at least 1 year after graduation) was conducted at Miami-Dade County College (MDCC). Focusing on first-time in college students entering MDCC in the fall and winter terms of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Sheldon, Debra – 2003
This report was created with the goal of showing how California Community College districts have been using their funds from the Partnership For Excellence during the 2002-03 fiscal year. The report is based upon the individual findings of 108 colleges which was gathered through an online survey that asked each district to report data on the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Budgeting, Budgets, Community Colleges
Hurov, Janet Torrisi – 1987
In spring 1987, a study was conducted at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley (Missouri) to identify the basic skills necessary for the successful completion of the course, "Fundamentals of Chemistry." The study evaluated the relationship between performance on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT), the Numerical Reasoning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Chemistry, Community Colleges
Taffy, Fred – 1999
The Grade 11 High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) and the New Jersey Early Warning Test (EWT) are two key standardized tests that indicate academic ability of county high school graduates which colleges will need to address. While HSPT scores for county high school districts reflect a range of competency in reading, math, and writing, the majority…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
Shymoniak, Leonard – 2000
This document addresses five main goals of the California Community Colleges, with projections into the academic year 2005-2006. Goal One (Transfer Rates) projects an increase of students transferring from California community colleges to University of California and California State Universities from 69,574 to 92,500. There is also an estimated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 2001
This is a 2001 report on the enrollment and progress for basic skills students in Washington State's community and technical colleges. Report highlights include: (1) 15% of all state-support instruction is in basic skills; (2) 53% of basic skills instruction is in English second language (ESL) programs; and (3) adult basic education (ABE) and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges
Quanty, Michael B.; And Others – 1997
In 1997, Virginia's Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) undertook a study to determine how well the general education components of its associate degree programs were imparted to associate degree graduates. Four sources of data were used to determine outcomes: follow-up survey results for 1992-93 and 1993-94 graduates, outcomes for graduate…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 2003
This is the fifth in a series of reports that present information specific to California Community Colleges' Partnership for Excellence performance goals. The primary purpose of the report is to convey data included in the Management Information System (MIS) on systemwide, district, and college performance related to the 5 Partnership goals for…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
